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The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1919-10-30

The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1919-10-30

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NEWS-TIMES.
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VOL I, NO. 26.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, OCT. 30. 1919.
"SANDSTONE CENTER OP THI WORLD
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VICTORY DAY DOINGS
TO BE HUMDINGER
LONG MEETING HELD AT COUNCIL CHAMBER—COMMITTEES
REPORT.
Final Orders Given to All Committee*
to Purchase Needs and Proceed
* to Make Great Celebration.
FURNITURE COMPANY ADDS
PHONOGRAPH BOOTHS
The Amherst Furniture company
I has recently built two now phono-
I graph booths in its building on Church
street, III order to better enable It to
demonstrate the Columbiii phono-
1,'i'iiph. Each of these booths Is CQUip-
pod wlih tloor lamps, and eustoiners
will have fullest, use of the NOBM in
seelctlng ncords. It Is u progressive
ii'Mltion on the pert of the company.
Members of the committees on the
celebration or Armistice day met lit
Ihe council chamber Wednesday evening and made their reports. All were
favorable, and linal orders were given
the chairmen to ko ahead and purchase all articles necessary to make
this day I big success.
The ilrst committee called upon
was Ihe financial, of which A. Baker Is
chairman. Mr. Maker said his committee is confident it will raise ihe
sum necessary- -about |060. Ho stated lie had already collected $150 and
had not heard from many piMgf
where solicitors were • sent. Chair-
in.in Foster slated that there is a balance of $71 in the bank from the money given when the SSOlh regiment
came home lliat would be turned o\ cite this eonrnitice. Bv< ryone has ihe
spirit and is giving to the limit.
Decorations for the Day.
A great deal of discussion was held
regarding Ihe dei orations. A. M.
Scholield. chairman of the committee,
said it is ItnpOMlble to obtain the
(lags from Elyria as_ it was supposed
it could be, The only thing to do. he
said, eras to wrap bunting around the
lamp posts and decorate with flags on
top. Hui there Is no bunting in town.
C. G. Asehcnbai li says he can gel
plenty in Cleveland, without the stars.
It was suggested the matter be
brought up in conned meeting to see
if the town will imrchase the bunting
and keep it for future use. Then it
was suggested that bunting be borrowed form South Amherst, but many
said If South Amhersl can own Us own
bunting Amherst OU alos. Final decision was that?the decoration committee will buy the bunting anil use It
at all times in the future, calling the
committee the decoration committee
of Amherst, and waving the colors
whenever needed. The decoration
Committee was voted $71 for its use.
Air. Bchofleld also suggested that a
contest be conducted for the nicest
banners. Three prizes will probably
be given, the matter to be taken up
ut the next meeting of tho Committee.
Publicity Committee.
Chairman Foster of the publicity
eomiiiit.ee reported that il had decided to use Inside placards and put
tiunn everywhere in Amherst sad vicinity. The uncertainty of the weather prevents extensive use of outside
placards. Considerable publicity will
be used through the newspapers.
A motion was made and carried
asking the mayor to issue a proclamation making Nov. 11 a holiday and re-
QttOStlng everyone to display the colors of the nation and co-poerate In
every way possible.
Frank Krugman, as elvjiirinan of the
music committee, said ihe band could
be depended on. and thnt no charge
would be made providtfig the members did not lose uny work. Probably
they will not, as most shops and factories will be closed thnt day. Mr.
Powers snld that he would see there
is music al the banquet and ihut possibly he would have the school children sing several songs after the
parade.
The Parade.
Chairman Monger Of the parade
committee wihed to know whether
the lino of march should end at the
ball park or at the square. Il was decided best to end it at( the square. He
asked If the •soldiers should ho included In the parade or on a reviewing
stand, and it was decided to leave that
niattor up to the soldiers themselves.
All the membera of the banquet
committee, Including the four ladies
present at the last meeting, were on
hand with Mrs. Hlum as chairman.
They have decided that each church
in town will give certain necessary
edibles. It was suggested that farmers might donate the chickens, and
Dr. VV. G. Sehueffer will donate his
services in the endeavor to obtain
them.
A question arose as to whether the
mothers of the soldiers should be entertained al Ihe banquet. Decision was
that It woro better not to invite them
as the mothers of deceased soldiers
would teel their loss the more keenly.
lu their honor a speaker will be present to eulogize those who died in tho
service, und a chrysanthemum-decorated table will bo placed In their honor,
the flowers afterward to bo given to
the mothers of the boys who won't
a*
com back.
The committee's secretary was authorized to send invitations to all returned soldiers and to tho clergy who
will attend. Members of the celebration committee will not be present at
the-banquet.
There will be a prize drill given h,y
the soldiers. They will be divided up
aTid a good prize offered tor the best
appearing squad. The llnanca' and
parade committee has charge or this
feature.
The ciimmlttee will again meet next
Wednes'ay evening at the town hall.
BOXING SHOW
PLEASES SOLDIERS
EAGLE LODGE PUTS ON FINE ENTERTAINMENT FOR RETURNED
SERVICE MEN.
A well rounded program of boxing
bonis, aideil and assisted by some excellent "eats" and music by a hastily
organised orchestra made up of home
talent, was enthusiastically received
Tuesday evening al Uedington hall by
the, honored guests of ihe local aerie
of BaglSS, the returned soldier hoys.
About 2."i0 persons were present,
and to say they enjoyed the evening
is putting It mildly. Nearly a hundred
soldiers were there.
10. K. Foster, president of the lodge,
in a few brief words welcomed the
guests In the name of the aerie. Secret, irj ,1. .1. ■myths added tO this welcome, and sketched whnt the Bagle
logic, locally and natioaully, had accomplished during the war.
Tiie Amherst aerie hair til) members
In the service, four of whom never returned. The names id' thso four were
read, and responded lo by their com-
rs lee. They were: Homer Uutc, Albert Decker. Henry llolle nail Walter
Plppsrt
Bouts Are Fast.
Some of 'he laest boxing talent'in
the county had been secured. There
was 00 regulation ring, spectators'
chairs being used lo form u ring of
ihe required size. Mr. .lames of Lorain acted as referee, and Jay Gillette
as timekeeper, both in satisfactory
ui.Miner.
The bouts were of four rounds each,
rutin.is being of two minutes' duration Sam Genoa and DeVinne were
the first entertainers. Gerace, the
smaller of Ihe two, was by'far the better boxer. In the fourth round ho
Boored his opponent, and could easily
have scored a knockout had he so de-
slrde.
"Kid" ttyan and his brother, both
ex-service men, tho firs' named a
member ol the old .1211th, put on ■
classy exhibition. The "Kid" is more
or less of a clown, but a clever boxer
at that, and for four rounds the two
delighted the onlookers, mixing
throughout.
The windui) was between "Toughy"
Kamser and Kid Hart of Lorain, both
well known to local fans. There was
I line good slugging in this bou.t and
Uamser Idd not have any easy sailing.
Iti fact. Hart had much the bast of tbe
milling, in the opinion or most of
those present,
And Then They Eat.
The orchestra furnished music before and between the bouts. Immediately following, the entertainment
committee dished out some delicious
food, which was evidently enjoyed,
many coming back for a second help-
ing. Card tables sprung Hno action.
and at a late hour were still on Ihe
Job, the cinch and pedro llends being
i:i their glory.
AMHERST DEFEATS
ELYRIA A. b. IN MUD
ANOTHER SCALP ADOEU TO AMHERST'S BELT—8CORE 13-6--
MORE GAMES ON LIST.
The Amhersl A. C. football team
added another scalp lo its belt Sunday when the Elyria A. C.'s were defeated at Ilrandt's park by a score of
lit to tt. A muddy Held prevented the
running up of a higher score on 4hS
visitors.
Gates and llrucker played well on
the line. Quarterback Brsee was a
,81111'. iciyria threatened but once. The
locals made most of their gains on
straight football, bin forward passes
WOTS lUOOCSSlUl ou many occasions.
The Amherel fans should be proud
to have a team like the A. C.'s. It Is
entirely possible that the county chain
pionshlp will be brought here. Nov.
2.1 the boys play the LOMifl All Service team, one of the strongest in ihe
BOBIlty. 11 Amherst wins this game,
the Audwurs of Klyrla will be met lu
the crowning event ol the season.
Schedule Arranged.
.Manager Sehaeifcr has completed
the schedule for the rest of the season, and ali the teams are strong
ones. Il is as follows:
Sunday, Nov. 2 -Sandusky City
team at Amherst.
Sunday, Nov. I Hernrand a. C. ot
Fremoni at Fremont.
Miniih. Nov. 10 Klyria AfMlWUfS
at Klyria.
sunduy, Nov. si Lorain Alt-Service
tit Amherst.
Al a meeting held Tuesday ev&niug
the local boys took steps to strength
en some ol the weak spots. Ernst
Kemhurt has resigned a captain and
Norman BrUOker wus elected to nu
his position
A BJOOd many fool ball tans have expressed their desire to accompany the
team 10 Fremont Nov. S and the management hus taken steps to arrange a
special car on the green line for that
dale. All those who wish to go may
purchsae tickets at Urucker's smoke
house; mis should be done early, it
may be necessary to get two cars, as
one only has a capacity of 51) persons.
RED CROSS TO MEET
The annual
branch of the
meetlnr. of the local
America •! Red Cross
of tne town hall Frldu evening Al
this meeting election officers win
lie held and other Impe tant business
brought up. All BMBIhers are requested to be present by President
Jacob HnilB.
REVENUE MAN HERE
ON! A MONTH
f-EPUTY COLLECTOR COUNTS TO
UE HERE I'IRST WEDNESDAY
EACH MONTH—GREAT HELP.
Luuniu,
AGED RESIDENT DIES
WELL KNOWN CITI7tN, AGED 73,
DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS.
George Ludwlg, aged . .. and a well
known citizen of Arnhev t. died at his
home on Forest street ttonday mom
ing after a short lllne*
Mr. Ludwlg was born In Germany
Nov. 17. is Hi, and cam to America
When he was • 111 years old. Shortly
after arriving in this country he came
to South Amherst win he lived
many years, and later moved to Amherst, in January, 1873. he1 was united
In marriage with Eliza' "h Merthe,
Ho was employed at th
many years, acting as
was well liked by all m
oil under him. He rot
live business six years
active In all civic affiiti
Besides his widow re
by two brother^ John L.
Anlone, still in Genua-
chidlren. Mrs. I.. E. Ha'
Mrs. Jenkins of Elyrl i
Cleveland. Newton of
Charles of Amherst.
Funeral services war
this afternoon privately
and at the Evangelical (
al 2 o'colck, Uev. M. N<
ducting. Interment In
cemetery.
KASSOUFF CO. REMODELS FRONT
Kassouff brothers have completed
the remodeling of Ihe front of their
Ieo cream parolrs on Park avenue. It
makes the building look almost like
new and is a great iniiirovenient. The
new front Is equipped with a wide
window ledge, giving lots of room for
window display. In addition, the
company has Installed n new 24-foot
wall case, which makes a line appearance
Fred Counts, deputy collector of intern il revenue, ipeni a pan of Wed
ueiday of Ibis week in Amhersl milking (arrangements for the opening of
an office here tor the accommodation
of merchant in this vicinity who
in ike monthly payments or federal
tax, it is the object nf government
officials io bring the matter of pay-
mem of these taxes home lo the people as closely as possible, so that delay In the milking of returns may lie
avoided and e .pense in forwarding
tarn to Cleveland eliminated,
This movent nt is known us the zone
ii of tax payment and it is de-
llred thai ill local taxes be paid at
home. The value of an olliee in Am-
; li irst will be more readily appreciate
1 c,| as the beenttts to be derived there-'1 KrH** •*" "*•*
! from are better known. Tbe visiting I already gone over, but we will have lo
deputy Will be supplied wit hall nee-; '•" ■»"»■ '"» hustling here if we metis-
essary form,. It authorized lo admin-: "r" >'" '" tormst records in various
FIVE DAYS TILL
ELECJpN NOV. 4
LONG LIST OF CANDIDATES O.
SIRE OFFICE—LARGE VOTE
EXPECTED.
Polls Open 6:30 A. M. to 6:30 P.
—Quarries and Shops Here
to Close Early.
f.
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
CAMPAIGN LAGS
CONTRIBUTIONS FALL BELOW
MARK—MUST NOT FAIL TO
MEET QUOTA.
At the present moment. It seems entirely likely that Amherst will fall to
reach the mark set for her In the
Roosevelt Memorial campaign. In pro-
Other cities have
We can make immediate dt-l.ve.y
on new Ford touring cars. Easy payment plan. Scnmauch Bros., 340
Park A^e.
quarries foi
ii'eiu.m, and
n who worked from sc
fO, He was
if Amherst,
is survived
f Lorain and
i. and live
in of Ceylon
Milton oi
Klyria aid
to lie hi Id
li the home
one) chun li
imeister con-
crown
ister oaths in returns and will fur-
drives.
A dollar a
ial receipts for till payments; Th«' lm"'1 **»«*■ 1» OlW
to blm. lie will be able to fur- ! >",rs,)" wo,,l<1 i"" us 0V(,r ln ",,',• *hll»,,'
msh any information relative to the «ni' »•*■ l'1''"^ •* HW,re' Aml ''v<>n
pa il of lax and render any other ! ■ ,lolll,r ls n«" necessary. If you can
service to ths public consistent with I i,ITon> m» •• con,s' «•*• ■*• " ls ,not
his official duties I so "1U('h the amount of money contrih-
M. P. Woniach was idly Injured
while at work at the Oh a quarries
Wednesday afternoon, lie was operating a circular saw wh' u piece of
wood slipped and forced ids hand upon the saw. The thumb nil two middle lingers were cut off I the second
joint and others wore In.i red so it Is
doubtful whether they Will he save 1.
He was taken to the lo al hospital,
the injuries dressed, am Is getting
along as well us could !)• expected,
F-irst Wednesday of Each Month.
Arrangements have been made for
the office to be open in Amherst on
the ilrst Wednesday In each month.
beginning Nov. r, next. Tha office will
ii" open from 8:80 a. m. to 6:80 p. #i
in the council chamber of 'lie city
hall.
lu addition io the payment of
monthly tax, automobile tax. pool, nil-
: lards, bowling alley, picture show.
, oleomargarine and other special tax
stamps may be applied for.
According t<> ■ recent ruling of the
commissioner of Internal revenue, admissions to ill public entertainments,
such as dances, football games and
lectures, are taxable unless the proceeds are used exclusively for educational, religious or charitable pur-
poses.
The success of ibis arrangement,
which Is very lietielleial to tbe public,
depends upon the co-operation of the
merchants "i Amherst Let every
one help to make il a success.
Mrs. George Gerber of Wakeman
was an Amherst visitor Wednesday
afternoon.
NEWS-TIMES SOON
TO BE $2 PER YEAR
BEGINNING JAN. 1, 1920, PAPER
WILL COST READERS EXTRA
HALF-DOLLAR.
Paper, Labor, Everything Costs More
—Most Other Papers Up, We Increase Reluctantly.
TOY INDUSTRY
STARTING, IN SPENCER
Progress of the. Spencer Metal
Products Co. of Spencer, Medina
county, organized and financed three
years ago by the citizens of Spencer
village and township, has been so
rapid thai its capital has been increased from 1100,000 to 11,000,000
with the dual purpose iu view of enlarging Its facilities for the manufacture of replacement parts for automobiles, trucks and tractors and of adding a department for the production
of metal toys.
To provide the additional capital
needed, the company is now offering
to the public, through Frauds Quinn,
Cleveland investment dealer, 80,000
shares of 8 per cent cumulative preferred stock at *'ld per share and 20,-
000 shares of common stock.
The possibilities of this company
are said io be unprecedented; it has
paid dividends from its inception, last
year's dividend on the common slock
being 21 per cent.
It is the desire of the ollicars and
directors of the company to place all
| of the stock in the Medina aud Lorslfl
j county territory, thereby keeping the
I earnings at home.
The stock is being rapidly taken up
and those interested should send thoir
subscriptions at once to i). M, Upton,
Kolbe bin, k. Church street, Amherst.
Mr, Upton -.viii show an Interesting
exhibit of Bpeuoei products at this
location for several days. Come in
and see them. Additional information
will be found in the large advert ise-
nienl on another page.
! uted ns It Is the number of persons
i who get In on it that counts.
The Purpose.
The Roosevelt Memorial campaign
i has for its object the perpetuating of
the Ideals of Which Theodore Roose-
I veil waa the greatest exponent. It is
planned lo raise $1.0011,(100, to be expended in maintaining suitable memorials, restoring the lloosevelt homestead In New Tork, and making It a
center of the Americanization work of
the country.
The local campaign is being handled
by Attorney William A. Miller. Monday he talked to the high school pupils, who are working hard' for the
memorial. Several pastors Sunday
preached sermons on the memorial
campaign
While many contributions have already been received, more are absolutely necessary. They may be made
tit the following places, accessible lo
every one: The Amherst Savings Ai
Hanking Co., the Amherst Park bank,
the Kuss drug store, the Oehl drug
store, to Mr. Miller personally, or at
the News-Times otlice.
.riLLOW'EEN PLOV'ilN
♦or
POPULAR COUPLE
MARRIED TODAY
I. EE MENZ OF AMHERST LUMBER
CO. WEDS MISS ANNA SAHL8
AT 12:30 TODAY.
O'u of the most Interesting wed
dings of ihe month took place today
it hen Miss Anna Sahl was married to
Lee Menz tit the Stone church parson-
soitage al 18:30 p. m., Kev. M. Neu-
melster officiating. The couple were
attended by Kdward Sahl. brother of
the bride, and Miss Fdna Menz, sister
of the groom. The bride was attired
.it a stunning suit of brown with hat
and shoes to match, while the groom
wore a suit of navy blue. The double
ring ceremony was used.
Tiie bride has been employed as
clerk at the local postofllee for the
las! year. Previous to this she was
! employed at (he IjkwIs Mercantile Co.
in Blyrla for several years. She Is an
..etivc member of the lOvangelieal association, a member of the choir and
the Y. I*. A. of thai church, and alos
of the Kastern Stars.
There are only live days until the
election of village and township Ofi'-
<dals. Many candidates seek offlci
The ticket contains the names 0
many men worthy of the offices th<
seek. The prohibition question I l
Ohio will be settled by the electloi.
and this angle is causing the mo;
discussion. The quarries and shop-
of Amherst will (dose early In ordi
thai. employes may have a a chanc
to vote. The polls will OpM at C:30 :
m. and will (dose at 0:30 p. m., Air
herst time.
The Ticket.
The ticket for the village ineludi
the election of mayor, oouncllmen
clerk, treasurer, marshall. board ('
trustees, assessor and the hoard (
trustees, assessor, and two member
of the board of education. It is goln
to be a hot light In several of then
contests. The mayoralty race prot
ably will be one of the closest I"
years. The election of a marshall an
councilmen will also bring out spirlte
contests. There are good men on hot!
the democrat ie and republican ticket:
though party politics will receive 11'
tie consideration.
The men on the ticket for electloi'.
to Ihe board of education have no
been mentioned before. They are C
K. Cooper. B. A. Little and 0. J. Ehr
man. two to be elected. The Import
ance of electing good men on the boar
is to be emphasized. Film ;.tion ls th'
greatest thing in life, nnd there slioul
be good officials capable of eaTyin••
it out.
Dry or Wet?
Will Ohio remain dry or will tt agaii
be voted wet? The drys have th'
Crabbe act to be voted upon by th'
citizens of Ohio, while the wets als
have tWO amendments to return the
liquor traffic. The wets say thut llquo'
with 2 "-4 per cent alcohol should no'
be termed intoxicating. The dry:
come back with the statement that I:
is, and that the law should be en
forced. The drys also point out thi
fad that the wets have never yet beer
returned to power In any state afte.
once having been voted out.
Classification.
Another amendment to appear or
the ballot is that of classification o.
tazee, For several years this ipiestio:
has been up, but due . to inisundei
standing of its provisions, has neve:
yet been put iuto effect. Under classi
lira!ion all articles, tangible and in
tangible, will be taxed, at varlou
rates. Classification has proved bene
Beta! in other states where tried,
lie sure lo go to the polls next
. Tuesday and vote. Citizens should
consider voting us a duty rather that
i a privilege. The success of your can
! dldate may need your vote badly. Vote
I for the best man.
Brownhelm Ticket
Brownhelm will elect new officers
Tuesday. So far the ticket will read
as follows. Trustees -C. H. Uacun.
Austin Anderwe, John li Butler;
oelrk, II. K. Lindsley; treasurer, Ray
niond Falrchlld; Justice. J. Peck; con
stable. Wm. C. Ilrlll. For hoard o:
education: District No. 4, Conrad
Baeta; Mo. 8, John K. Miller; No. 7.
I Henry Schuster; No. U. Robert Leim-
| bach.
Meeting Saturday Night.
So far the only public ineetiag
I sehedulde is one for Saturday night
The groom is assistant manager of al the town hull, when several abb
the Amherst Lumber Co., where he speakers sent here by the Ohio Home
has been employed for several years. ! Protective league, will speak against
He is a member o£ St. Petr's Evangel- the classification amoudment. It is
Ueginning Jan. 1, l'J20. The Amherst
News-Times will cost 1(2 per year, in
advance.
Tho announcement Is mude only after plenty of deliberation, a study of
the coats of producing a weekly news-
PSPer, and a comparison with the cost
of every other commodity. Hundreds
of weekly papers throughout the
country have ulready raised their subscription prices. Those that haven't
are either out of business, or are about
to raise iu order to avoid u cull from
the sheriff.
It costs lots of money to produce u
newspaper. Few of the regular reud-
ers have uny dea of the amount of
time, labor and money thut it takes
week after wek. Labor costs huve
gone sky-high. Print pupor has gone
to hitherto unknown prices, and even
then ls hard to get. Linotype metal,
supplies of ull kinds, are Increasing
every day. Everything has raised except subscription prices, which have
remained at $1.50 fur many years.
And now they're going up, too.
Renew Now at $1.00.
T"i t the benefit of our present read
ers, however, we have placed the date
for the raise nine weeks in advance in
order thut they may take advantage
of (he 11.50 rate. Any person already
a subscriber, may renew at any time
before Jgn, 1 for $1.50. He may jmy
ill advance for a maximum of three
years at that rate. After Jan. 1,
though, the rate will be $2, strictly in
ad vance.
iu consideration of the increased
price, we promise a better newspaper
than ever. Wo have been told ihat
it's a pretty good paper as it is, and a
glance at the papers which come to
our exchange desk seems to beur out
this opinion. We are not altogether
satisfied, however, and will put forth
overy effort to constantly Improve, it
in appearance, in news articles. In features, to the end that Amherst will
eventually point to its newspaper with
pride. •
Wo have noticed in many weekly
pajiers thut their front pages are cluttered up with advertisements. They
get considerable revenue from this
source, but we have made it a rule,
p.nl will stick to It, that no advertise-
chuck brown, he thinks he's awful wise.
but i'll bet this jacko opens his eyes.
he Says there ain-t such things as Hants.
jest wait—ill matke im jump outta his pants
inenis will go on the ust page of The oerg i iml
News-Times, We b< Hove our readers
are entitled to u (air hake iu the way
of reading mutter, and absolutely will
not make u handbill of it, even though
there might he more money in it for
us.
Want to Trade?
When discussing the new rate with
one of our good friends, he pointed to
the following ourious circumstance:
A few years ago, many fanners and
Others paid for their subscriptions iii
produce. A farmer came into un Am-
herst newspaper olliee. and gave the
editor two bushels ol potatoes lu payment for his year's iUbSOTiptiOU, And
a woman brought in six dozen eggs,
for the same purpose.
We told our friend that, right this
minute, we'll take two bushels ot potatoes, or six dozen eggs, in exchange
for a year's subscription. And tie
laughed. Thu offer remains open indefinitely.
Raise Will Help.
we can't make
• ■w..-i'iines worth 1 coins a week,
we'll feel like g ttlug out of the news-
pijn r business.
We are being lair in giving generous advance notice of the increase. If
you want lo gat In at the present rate,
do it ,u on< e. M'er .Ian. 1, It'll be
your own fault. And if you've got
mggeations to make as to how we can
Improve the paper, shoot 'em In.
We're always anxious to try out anything thai offers promise of Improvement.
Than'; you. Renew now.
leal church, of Ihe choir and of the
brother. He is also a member and a
past master of the Masons.
After the wedding the couple left
Immediately for a trip through the
seat, slopping nt Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and New York city. They will be
gone for several days.
Upon I heir return from their honeymoon they will reside in their newly
erected home on l'ark avenue.
ADDLED ADAGE CONTEST
MAINTAINS ITS INTEREST
The tddled Adage contest being
conducted b) tins aewapgper continues nn in i crest ing feature to many
subscribers, Lack of space prevents
much mention this week, but we assure you i but several hundred persons
STONECUTTERS GET RAISE.
Local tonecutters are now receiving
S5 cents an hour, a raise from SI 1-4
cents. The recent consolidation of
three stoneouttlng plants, now going
under the name of the Ohio Cut Stone
io., was Hie cause of the raise. The
contract with the stonecutters' union
called for the increase Dec. 1, but it
eanie six weeks uhead of time, and
naturally is much appreciated by the
men.
requested that therw be a lurge turn
out Of citizens.
CHAS. VAN VARHES DIES
AFTER THREE YEARS' ILLNESS
are working on the proverbs, and the
Seriously, however, thore is no good' decision of the jmlges will not hb an
argument against paying $2 a yeur for easy one. ltenieinber, the big prize
a v-t'.'.y nowspaper. That' Is bul ■' h MB, well worth going after.
I
STONE CHURCH 8ERVICES.
The subject for Rev. If, Neumeis-
tar's sermoi ut the Stone church next
Sunday morning will be "The Christian and the Church." At the evening service at 7:30 his subject will be
"Religion In Your Wife's Name."
A temperance lesson will be studied
by the Sunduy school from 9:SO to
10:10 a. m. Young People's meeting
at 7 p. in., subject: "Standing for Qod
aad IUght." All are welcome.
Resident of Amherst Since 1872—
Worked at Quarries for Many
Year*.
Charles VnnVorhes, who had been
an invalid for ubout three years,
passed away at his home on Park avenue-Wednesday evening, Oct. 29, at
8:30 o'clock.
He was born In Milan, Ohio, Feb
28, 1S54, and came to Amherst to work
in the quarries in 1872. He was employed at the QUarrleS ever since that
time until he went to work for the U.
I, Automatic Co., where he worked
for over ti year.
The deceased was married in 1872.
Three daughters and one granddaughter survive him. They are Miss Minnie Van \ i n Ins. Mrs. Anna Johns and
Mrs. J. C Heidrieh, aud a grand
daughter. Miss Churlene Johns.
Funeral services will be held Friday
morning et B o'clock from St. Joseph's
Catholic church, Rev. Fr. Sheffield
conducting, und interment will be ln
Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. I.adult Kreeger spent the week
end in Amherst with her husband, r«-
,.lining to Cleveland Monday morning

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VOL I, NO. 26.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR
AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, OCT. 30. 1919.
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VICTORY DAY DOINGS
TO BE HUMDINGER
LONG MEETING HELD AT COUNCIL CHAMBER—COMMITTEES
REPORT.
Final Orders Given to All Committee*
to Purchase Needs and Proceed
* to Make Great Celebration.
FURNITURE COMPANY ADDS
PHONOGRAPH BOOTHS
The Amherst Furniture company
I has recently built two now phono-
I graph booths in its building on Church
street, III order to better enable It to
demonstrate the Columbiii phono-
1,'i'iiph. Each of these booths Is CQUip-
pod wlih tloor lamps, and eustoiners
will have fullest, use of the NOBM in
seelctlng ncords. It Is u progressive
ii'Mltion on the pert of the company.
Members of the committees on the
celebration or Armistice day met lit
Ihe council chamber Wednesday evening and made their reports. All were
favorable, and linal orders were given
the chairmen to ko ahead and purchase all articles necessary to make
this day I big success.
The ilrst committee called upon
was Ihe financial, of which A. Baker Is
chairman. Mr. Maker said his committee is confident it will raise ihe
sum necessary- -about |060. Ho stated lie had already collected $150 and
had not heard from many piMgf
where solicitors were • sent. Chair-
in.in Foster slated that there is a balance of $71 in the bank from the money given when the SSOlh regiment
came home lliat would be turned o\ cite this eonrnitice. Bv< ryone has ihe
spirit and is giving to the limit.
Decorations for the Day.
A great deal of discussion was held
regarding Ihe dei orations. A. M.
Scholield. chairman of the committee,
said it is ItnpOMlble to obtain the
(lags from Elyria as_ it was supposed
it could be, The only thing to do. he
said, eras to wrap bunting around the
lamp posts and decorate with flags on
top. Hui there Is no bunting in town.
C. G. Asehcnbai li says he can gel
plenty in Cleveland, without the stars.
It was suggested the matter be
brought up in conned meeting to see
if the town will imrchase the bunting
and keep it for future use. Then it
was suggested that bunting be borrowed form South Amherst, but many
said If South Amhersl can own Us own
bunting Amherst OU alos. Final decision was that?the decoration committee will buy the bunting anil use It
at all times in the future, calling the
committee the decoration committee
of Amherst, and waving the colors
whenever needed. The decoration
Committee was voted $71 for its use.
Air. Bchofleld also suggested that a
contest be conducted for the nicest
banners. Three prizes will probably
be given, the matter to be taken up
ut the next meeting of tho Committee.
Publicity Committee.
Chairman Foster of the publicity
eomiiiit.ee reported that il had decided to use Inside placards and put
tiunn everywhere in Amherst sad vicinity. The uncertainty of the weather prevents extensive use of outside
placards. Considerable publicity will
be used through the newspapers.
A motion was made and carried
asking the mayor to issue a proclamation making Nov. 11 a holiday and re-
QttOStlng everyone to display the colors of the nation and co-poerate In
every way possible.
Frank Krugman, as elvjiirinan of the
music committee, said ihe band could
be depended on. and thnt no charge
would be made providtfig the members did not lose uny work. Probably
they will not, as most shops and factories will be closed thnt day. Mr.
Powers snld that he would see there
is music al the banquet and ihut possibly he would have the school children sing several songs after the
parade.
The Parade.
Chairman Monger Of the parade
committee wihed to know whether
the lino of march should end at the
ball park or at the square. Il was decided best to end it at( the square. He
asked If the •soldiers should ho included In the parade or on a reviewing
stand, and it was decided to leave that
niattor up to the soldiers themselves.
All the membera of the banquet
committee, Including the four ladies
present at the last meeting, were on
hand with Mrs. Hlum as chairman.
They have decided that each church
in town will give certain necessary
edibles. It was suggested that farmers might donate the chickens, and
Dr. VV. G. Sehueffer will donate his
services in the endeavor to obtain
them.
A question arose as to whether the
mothers of the soldiers should be entertained al Ihe banquet. Decision was
that It woro better not to invite them
as the mothers of deceased soldiers
would teel their loss the more keenly.
lu their honor a speaker will be present to eulogize those who died in tho
service, und a chrysanthemum-decorated table will bo placed In their honor,
the flowers afterward to bo given to
the mothers of the boys who won't
a*
com back.
The committee's secretary was authorized to send invitations to all returned soldiers and to tho clergy who
will attend. Members of the celebration committee will not be present at
the-banquet.
There will be a prize drill given h,y
the soldiers. They will be divided up
aTid a good prize offered tor the best
appearing squad. The llnanca' and
parade committee has charge or this
feature.
The ciimmlttee will again meet next
Wednes'ay evening at the town hall.
BOXING SHOW
PLEASES SOLDIERS
EAGLE LODGE PUTS ON FINE ENTERTAINMENT FOR RETURNED
SERVICE MEN.
A well rounded program of boxing
bonis, aideil and assisted by some excellent "eats" and music by a hastily
organised orchestra made up of home
talent, was enthusiastically received
Tuesday evening al Uedington hall by
the, honored guests of ihe local aerie
of BaglSS, the returned soldier hoys.
About 2."i0 persons were present,
and to say they enjoyed the evening
is putting It mildly. Nearly a hundred
soldiers were there.
10. K. Foster, president of the lodge,
in a few brief words welcomed the
guests In the name of the aerie. Secret, irj ,1. .1. ■myths added tO this welcome, and sketched whnt the Bagle
logic, locally and natioaully, had accomplished during the war.
Tiie Amherst aerie hair til) members
In the service, four of whom never returned. The names id' thso four were
read, and responded lo by their com-
rs lee. They were: Homer Uutc, Albert Decker. Henry llolle nail Walter
Plppsrt
Bouts Are Fast.
Some of 'he laest boxing talent'in
the county had been secured. There
was 00 regulation ring, spectators'
chairs being used lo form u ring of
ihe required size. Mr. .lames of Lorain acted as referee, and Jay Gillette
as timekeeper, both in satisfactory
ui.Miner.
The bouts were of four rounds each,
rutin.is being of two minutes' duration Sam Genoa and DeVinne were
the first entertainers. Gerace, the
smaller of Ihe two, was by'far the better boxer. In the fourth round ho
Boored his opponent, and could easily
have scored a knockout had he so de-
slrde.
"Kid" ttyan and his brother, both
ex-service men, tho firs' named a
member ol the old .1211th, put on ■
classy exhibition. The "Kid" is more
or less of a clown, but a clever boxer
at that, and for four rounds the two
delighted the onlookers, mixing
throughout.
The windui) was between "Toughy"
Kamser and Kid Hart of Lorain, both
well known to local fans. There was
I line good slugging in this bou.t and
Uamser Idd not have any easy sailing.
Iti fact. Hart had much the bast of tbe
milling, in the opinion or most of
those present,
And Then They Eat.
The orchestra furnished music before and between the bouts. Immediately following, the entertainment
committee dished out some delicious
food, which was evidently enjoyed,
many coming back for a second help-
ing. Card tables sprung Hno action.
and at a late hour were still on Ihe
Job, the cinch and pedro llends being
i:i their glory.
AMHERST DEFEATS
ELYRIA A. b. IN MUD
ANOTHER SCALP ADOEU TO AMHERST'S BELT—8CORE 13-6--
MORE GAMES ON LIST.
The Amhersl A. C. football team
added another scalp lo its belt Sunday when the Elyria A. C.'s were defeated at Ilrandt's park by a score of
lit to tt. A muddy Held prevented the
running up of a higher score on 4hS
visitors.
Gates and llrucker played well on
the line. Quarterback Brsee was a
,81111'. iciyria threatened but once. The
locals made most of their gains on
straight football, bin forward passes
WOTS lUOOCSSlUl ou many occasions.
The Amherel fans should be proud
to have a team like the A. C.'s. It Is
entirely possible that the county chain
pionshlp will be brought here. Nov.
2.1 the boys play the LOMifl All Service team, one of the strongest in ihe
BOBIlty. 11 Amherst wins this game,
the Audwurs of Klyrla will be met lu
the crowning event ol the season.
Schedule Arranged.
.Manager Sehaeifcr has completed
the schedule for the rest of the season, and ali the teams are strong
ones. Il is as follows:
Sunday, Nov. 2 -Sandusky City
team at Amherst.
Sunday, Nov. I Hernrand a. C. ot
Fremoni at Fremont.
Miniih. Nov. 10 Klyria AfMlWUfS
at Klyria.
sunduy, Nov. si Lorain Alt-Service
tit Amherst.
Al a meeting held Tuesday ev&niug
the local boys took steps to strength
en some ol the weak spots. Ernst
Kemhurt has resigned a captain and
Norman BrUOker wus elected to nu
his position
A BJOOd many fool ball tans have expressed their desire to accompany the
team 10 Fremont Nov. S and the management hus taken steps to arrange a
special car on the green line for that
dale. All those who wish to go may
purchsae tickets at Urucker's smoke
house; mis should be done early, it
may be necessary to get two cars, as
one only has a capacity of 51) persons.
RED CROSS TO MEET
The annual
branch of the
meetlnr. of the local
America •! Red Cross
of tne town hall Frldu evening Al
this meeting election officers win
lie held and other Impe tant business
brought up. All BMBIhers are requested to be present by President
Jacob HnilB.
REVENUE MAN HERE
ON! A MONTH
f-EPUTY COLLECTOR COUNTS TO
UE HERE I'IRST WEDNESDAY
EACH MONTH—GREAT HELP.
Luuniu,
AGED RESIDENT DIES
WELL KNOWN CITI7tN, AGED 73,
DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS.
George Ludwlg, aged . .. and a well
known citizen of Arnhev t. died at his
home on Forest street ttonday mom
ing after a short lllne*
Mr. Ludwlg was born In Germany
Nov. 17. is Hi, and cam to America
When he was • 111 years old. Shortly
after arriving in this country he came
to South Amherst win he lived
many years, and later moved to Amherst, in January, 1873. he1 was united
In marriage with Eliza' "h Merthe,
Ho was employed at th
many years, acting as
was well liked by all m
oil under him. He rot
live business six years
active In all civic affiiti
Besides his widow re
by two brother^ John L.
Anlone, still in Genua-
chidlren. Mrs. I.. E. Ha'
Mrs. Jenkins of Elyrl i
Cleveland. Newton of
Charles of Amherst.
Funeral services war
this afternoon privately
and at the Evangelical (
al 2 o'colck, Uev. M. N<
ducting. Interment In
cemetery.
KASSOUFF CO. REMODELS FRONT
Kassouff brothers have completed
the remodeling of Ihe front of their
Ieo cream parolrs on Park avenue. It
makes the building look almost like
new and is a great iniiirovenient. The
new front Is equipped with a wide
window ledge, giving lots of room for
window display. In addition, the
company has Installed n new 24-foot
wall case, which makes a line appearance
Fred Counts, deputy collector of intern il revenue, ipeni a pan of Wed
ueiday of Ibis week in Amhersl milking (arrangements for the opening of
an office here tor the accommodation
of merchant in this vicinity who
in ike monthly payments or federal
tax, it is the object nf government
officials io bring the matter of pay-
mem of these taxes home lo the people as closely as possible, so that delay In the milking of returns may lie
avoided and e .pense in forwarding
tarn to Cleveland eliminated,
This movent nt is known us the zone
ii of tax payment and it is de-
llred thai ill local taxes be paid at
home. The value of an olliee in Am-
; li irst will be more readily appreciate
1 c,| as the beenttts to be derived there-'1 KrH** •*" "*•*
! from are better known. Tbe visiting I already gone over, but we will have lo
deputy Will be supplied wit hall nee-; '•" ■»"»■ '"» hustling here if we metis-
essary form,. It authorized lo admin-: "r" >'" '" tormst records in various
FIVE DAYS TILL
ELECJpN NOV. 4
LONG LIST OF CANDIDATES O.
SIRE OFFICE—LARGE VOTE
EXPECTED.
Polls Open 6:30 A. M. to 6:30 P.
—Quarries and Shops Here
to Close Early.
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ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
CAMPAIGN LAGS
CONTRIBUTIONS FALL BELOW
MARK—MUST NOT FAIL TO
MEET QUOTA.
At the present moment. It seems entirely likely that Amherst will fall to
reach the mark set for her In the
Roosevelt Memorial campaign. In pro-
Other cities have
We can make immediate dt-l.ve.y
on new Ford touring cars. Easy payment plan. Scnmauch Bros., 340
Park A^e.
quarries foi
ii'eiu.m, and
n who worked from sc
fO, He was
if Amherst,
is survived
f Lorain and
i. and live
in of Ceylon
Milton oi
Klyria aid
to lie hi Id
li the home
one) chun li
imeister con-
crown
ister oaths in returns and will fur-
drives.
A dollar a
ial receipts for till payments; Th«' lm"'1 **»«*■ 1» OlW
to blm. lie will be able to fur- ! >",rs,)" wo,,l<1 i"" us 0V(,r ln ",,',• *hll»,,'
msh any information relative to the «ni' »•*■ l'1''"^ •* HW,re' Aml ''v<>n
pa il of lax and render any other ! ■ ,lolll,r ls n«" necessary. If you can
service to ths public consistent with I i,ITon> m» •• con,s' «•*• ■*• " ls ,not
his official duties I so "1U('h the amount of money contrih-
M. P. Woniach was idly Injured
while at work at the Oh a quarries
Wednesday afternoon, lie was operating a circular saw wh' u piece of
wood slipped and forced ids hand upon the saw. The thumb nil two middle lingers were cut off I the second
joint and others wore In.i red so it Is
doubtful whether they Will he save 1.
He was taken to the lo al hospital,
the injuries dressed, am Is getting
along as well us could !)• expected,
F-irst Wednesday of Each Month.
Arrangements have been made for
the office to be open in Amherst on
the ilrst Wednesday In each month.
beginning Nov. r, next. Tha office will
ii" open from 8:80 a. m. to 6:80 p. #i
in the council chamber of 'lie city
hall.
lu addition io the payment of
monthly tax, automobile tax. pool, nil-
: lards, bowling alley, picture show.
, oleomargarine and other special tax
stamps may be applied for.
According t<> ■ recent ruling of the
commissioner of Internal revenue, admissions to ill public entertainments,
such as dances, football games and
lectures, are taxable unless the proceeds are used exclusively for educational, religious or charitable pur-
poses.
The success of ibis arrangement,
which Is very lietielleial to tbe public,
depends upon the co-operation of the
merchants "i Amherst Let every
one help to make il a success.
Mrs. George Gerber of Wakeman
was an Amherst visitor Wednesday
afternoon.
NEWS-TIMES SOON
TO BE $2 PER YEAR
BEGINNING JAN. 1, 1920, PAPER
WILL COST READERS EXTRA
HALF-DOLLAR.
Paper, Labor, Everything Costs More
—Most Other Papers Up, We Increase Reluctantly.
TOY INDUSTRY
STARTING, IN SPENCER
Progress of the. Spencer Metal
Products Co. of Spencer, Medina
county, organized and financed three
years ago by the citizens of Spencer
village and township, has been so
rapid thai its capital has been increased from 1100,000 to 11,000,000
with the dual purpose iu view of enlarging Its facilities for the manufacture of replacement parts for automobiles, trucks and tractors and of adding a department for the production
of metal toys.
To provide the additional capital
needed, the company is now offering
to the public, through Frauds Quinn,
Cleveland investment dealer, 80,000
shares of 8 per cent cumulative preferred stock at *'ld per share and 20,-
000 shares of common stock.
The possibilities of this company
are said io be unprecedented; it has
paid dividends from its inception, last
year's dividend on the common slock
being 21 per cent.
It is the desire of the ollicars and
directors of the company to place all
| of the stock in the Medina aud Lorslfl
j county territory, thereby keeping the
I earnings at home.
The stock is being rapidly taken up
and those interested should send thoir
subscriptions at once to i). M, Upton,
Kolbe bin, k. Church street, Amherst.
Mr, Upton -.viii show an Interesting
exhibit of Bpeuoei products at this
location for several days. Come in
and see them. Additional information
will be found in the large advert ise-
nienl on another page.
! uted ns It Is the number of persons
i who get In on it that counts.
The Purpose.
The Roosevelt Memorial campaign
i has for its object the perpetuating of
the Ideals of Which Theodore Roose-
I veil waa the greatest exponent. It is
planned lo raise $1.0011,(100, to be expended in maintaining suitable memorials, restoring the lloosevelt homestead In New Tork, and making It a
center of the Americanization work of
the country.
The local campaign is being handled
by Attorney William A. Miller. Monday he talked to the high school pupils, who are working hard' for the
memorial. Several pastors Sunday
preached sermons on the memorial
campaign
While many contributions have already been received, more are absolutely necessary. They may be made
tit the following places, accessible lo
every one: The Amherst Savings Ai
Hanking Co., the Amherst Park bank,
the Kuss drug store, the Oehl drug
store, to Mr. Miller personally, or at
the News-Times otlice.
.riLLOW'EEN PLOV'ilN
♦or
POPULAR COUPLE
MARRIED TODAY
I. EE MENZ OF AMHERST LUMBER
CO. WEDS MISS ANNA SAHL8
AT 12:30 TODAY.
O'u of the most Interesting wed
dings of ihe month took place today
it hen Miss Anna Sahl was married to
Lee Menz tit the Stone church parson-
soitage al 18:30 p. m., Kev. M. Neu-
melster officiating. The couple were
attended by Kdward Sahl. brother of
the bride, and Miss Fdna Menz, sister
of the groom. The bride was attired
.it a stunning suit of brown with hat
and shoes to match, while the groom
wore a suit of navy blue. The double
ring ceremony was used.
Tiie bride has been employed as
clerk at the local postofllee for the
las! year. Previous to this she was
! employed at (he IjkwIs Mercantile Co.
in Blyrla for several years. She Is an
..etivc member of the lOvangelieal association, a member of the choir and
the Y. I*. A. of thai church, and alos
of the Kastern Stars.
There are only live days until the
election of village and township Ofi'-